1
as in to disseminate
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction
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2
as in to rumor
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired
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as in to spread
to become known
the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids
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Recent Examples of circulate
One popularly circulated YouTube clip shows Secretary of State Marco Rubio refusing to call Putin a war criminal during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on May 21.
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Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
At three and a half by five inches, the books were designed to fit in workers’ pockets, and they were circulated widely within the labor-union movement, particularly by the Wobblies.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Shortly after the murder, when Boelter’s name began circulating on Saturday, various conservative outlets and social media accounts played up that Walz had appointed Boelter to a state bipartisan workforce advisory board.
—Yezen Saadah, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
There are still interesting names out there, because, contrary to popular belief, there is a large pool of options to draw from, beyond the same names that keep circulating.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
At three and a half by five inches, the books were designed to fit in workers’ pockets, and they were circulated widely within the labor-union movement, particularly by the Wobblies.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Shortly after the murder, when Boelter’s name began circulating on Saturday, various conservative outlets and social media accounts played up that Walz had appointed Boelter to a state bipartisan workforce advisory board.
—Yezen Saadah, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
There are still interesting names out there, because, contrary to popular belief, there is a large pool of options to draw from, beyond the same names that keep circulating.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulate
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That meant disseminating the pertinent information got to the right people more quickly and efficiently as the draft process unfolded.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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No announcement has been made yet to that effect, but Happy Valley star James Norton, Snowfall’s Damson Idris, Tom Hardy, Henry Cavill, Regé-Jean Page, Richard Madden, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson have all been rumored or fan-cast at one point.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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With this in mind, yesterday’s creative sector plan included the launch of a review examining how broadcasters can consolidate and strike partnerships more easily, coming with ITV rumored to be on the sales block.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Face masks have been commonly worn in Japan for years in order to prevent illnesses from spreading, and as such, it’s considered a public courtesy to wear one while sick.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
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Thousands will be rounded up, tortured, and executed as the regime spreads fear to survive.—
Siamak Namazi,
Time,
25 June 2025
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But the process is slow, especially when surviving trees are stressed and might not propagate.—
Christina Kelso,
New York Times,
24 June 2025
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The New Risk Physics Twelve days of limited warfare revealed that risk now propagates along supply networks faster than along battle lines.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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An afternoon beer lends a deeper sense of place when sipped in a brewpub housed in a Victorian-era building, its brick walls whispering stories of the town’s mining past.—
Visit Telluride,
AFAR Media,
18 June 2025
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Macron, seated beside Meloni in the round-table working session with other members of the summit, leaned to his right to whisper a message to Meloni, who stared intently ahead.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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Stripes of baby blue, pink and white icing paint the transgender flag on the outside; cutting into the cake reveals the same pattern within.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Machine Gun Kelly has finally revealed the name of his infant daughter with Megan Fox, nearly three months after the on-and-off couple welcomed their first child together.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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“Circulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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